RainerEffenhauserMD

Preventive Medicine • Houston, TX

Aerospace Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

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Office
NASA/JSC
2101 NASA Parkway, Mail Code SD3
Houston, TX 77058
Phone+1 281-483-2493

Education & Training

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Family Medicine, 2006 - 2008
Wright State University Aerospace MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1990 - 1992
Gundersen Lutheran Medical FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1993 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1990 - 1994
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Stability of Vision During Space Flight in an Astronaut With Bilateral Intraocular Lenses
Thomas H. Mader, Douglas D. Koch, Keith Manuel, C. Robert Gibson, Rainer K. Effenhauser
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1999-03-01
15 citations
Immune system changes during simulated planetary exploration on Devon Island, high arctic.
Brian Crucian, Pascal Lee, Raymond P. Stowe, Jeffrey A. Jones, Rainer Effenhauser
BMC Immunology. 2007-05-23